Lingen Herring: The Examination of Lingen Herring foot soldier in the First Regiment of Guards 14 February 1698/9

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The Examinacon of Lingen Herring afoot Soldjer in the first Regimt of Guards commanded by the Rt. Honble. Henry Earle of Ramney {sic} in Colonell Primrose's Company 14 Feb: 169$\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{9}}$

Who being examd saith That a{illeg}bout 9 of the Clock this forenoon one Iosiah Cook who is now in custody came to this Examt. at the Redd Lyon in Eagle street in the parrish of St. Gyles in the fields and the said Cook called the Examt. from the Company where he was then drinking and told him that if he would gett another person to s{illeg}tand bayle with this Examt. for a Gentlewoman they should be treated and that he this Examt. and any person that he should get to stand bayle with him should ꝑsonate {illeg}any personate any {sic} person that was a Tradesman and a house Keeper and that they would not be enquired after and that no dammage would ensue to them for so doing, so this Examt. did tell this Fellow Soldjer the Matter who did consent to stand bail with him as aforesaid and this Examt. did pretend that his name was Iames Ienkins a Barber and a Perriwigg maker over agt. the Maypole in the strand on purpose that his Recognizant might be taken before the Warden of the Mint for a Gentlewoman that the said Cook menconed to them and this Examinant's Fellow Soljjer pretended that his name was Henry Hammand over agt. the Almes houses in the ꝑish of St. Giles in the fields tho his name is Daniel Wheeler and this Examt. and the said Wheeler put off their Soldjers Clothes in purpose that the Warden of the Mint might believe them to be Tradesmen as aforesd.

Lingen Herring

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